FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Rounding out the Army's three engineering disciplines, combat engineers, also known as "Sappers," enable the maneuverability of forces by applying mobility, counter-mobility, ...

A robotic Assault Breacher Vehicle cleared mines during a 2022 combined arms breach exercise at Yakima Training Center in Washington state. (Jen Judson/Staff) The challenges faced by combat engineers ...

Marine Corps success in combat always has been characterized by offensive operations, principally the rapid movement inland by Marine infantry in the attack. If a natural or manmade obstruction ...

When U.S. Army Capt. Anna Roberts arrived at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, she carried a deep sense of duty and family legacy. Two cousins ...

U.S. Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, trained in a combat town during the Sapper Leadership Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Nov. 18, 2025. The event put ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A new train-up within the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is preparing soldiers for the US Army's elite Sapper Leader Course ...

One of the first women to sign up to become an Army combat engineer turned herself in when she was classified as a deserter after being absent without leave for 30 days. Pvt. Erika Lopez surrendered ...

Tennessee veteran Lyle Allen is pushing for a bill that would allow medically retired combat veterans to receive both VA ...

After several grueling days of competition, Fort Carson soldiers arrived in a Black Hawk Friday morning to fight their way through a paintball course and extract a wounded soldier in the final push to ...